As if troubles for domestic carrier IndiGo were not enough since the passed week, wherein the airline has had to cancel hundreds of flights due to staff crunch, the Gurugram-based airline's flight from Madinah in Saudi Arabia to Hyderabad was diverted to Ahmedabad on December 4 following a bomb threat, police officials said.

The flight landed safely at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport here around 12:30 pm, and all passengers and crew were deboarded to conduct a thorough search of the plane, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 4) Atul Bansal.

The domestic airline has been struggling to secure the required crew to operate flights in the wake of new flight-duty and rest-period norms for pilots. "IndiGo has cancelled over 180 flights on Thursday at three airports-Mumba

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